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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Sport
Luca Ittimani and Stephanie Convery

NSW premier hosing down greyhound racing ban before inquiry a ‘mockery’, Animal Justice MP says

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The CEO of Greyhound Racing NSW, Robert Macaulay, has resigned after a report alleging welfare issues in the industry was released and then removed from public view. Photograph: AAP

The greyhound racing industry in New South Wales will face a government inquiry but not a ban after the resignation of the industry body’s chief executive and the release of a scathing report alleging welfare issues for the dogs.

The chief executive of Greyhound Racing NSW (GRNSW), Robert Macaulay, resigned after the report’s release on Tuesday in a decision his board described as “an amicable one, and one he felt was best for the industry at this time”.

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